Hi Tim,

Would it be possible to do a video devoted to answering, in a comprehensive and general way, the question: “Why are there so MANY announced delays to launches?”. These frequent and incredibly numerous delays seem to go way beyond what a reasonable person might expect in an uncertain world. At times (actually quite often) the number of these delays is so many and so extreme – that I think the topic deserves a video all it’s own.

To give you just one example of what I mean, on this website:
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/,
you can find this insane announcement (when you look at it with naive, fresh eyes):

NET March 2Falcon 9 • Crew Dragon Demo 1
Launch time: 0748 (2:48 a.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station under the auspices of NASA’s commercial crew program. Delayed from December 2016, May 2017, July 2017, August 2017, November 2017, February 2018, April 2018, August 2018, November 2018 and December 2018. Delayed from Jan. 7, Jan. 17, Feb. 9, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23. [Feb. 11]

Why and how are these announcements made anyway? Would LOVE to know the answer to this question. As far as I can tell, no one ever addresses the issue beyond the specifics of each individual case. Is there a general, systemic, overarching reason for this madness?

Thanks!

Tim,
I thought I saw you last year at the Wallops Is launch brief for CRS OA-09 and was wondering if you will covering Antares NG-11 for the ISS on 17 April 2019?
(also noticed that it has yet to be listed above :) )
Here’s the info from Space.com:

April 17Antares • NG-11
Launch time: 2046 GMT (4:46 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 12th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 11th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-11. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230 configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. [Feb. 11]

Love your content… Keep it moving ever forward!

Do you have a regular email following list where one can get regular email updates

Hi Tim

Would be awesome to have a webcal calendar we could subscribe to in order to have these marked off with reminders and have links that point to either the event page and/or the live stream.